Income share held by highest 10% in Norway
Norway: Income share held by highest 10% was 21.6% in 2023. β¬ Flat
Income share held by highest 10% in Norway, 1979β2023
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
In 2023, income share held by highest 10% in Norway stood at 21.6%.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 10% in Norway peaked at 27.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 1986.
Norway ranks 116th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.9% | 21.9% | 21.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 20.5% | 20.5% | 20.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 21.4% | 21.2% | 21.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.3% | 21.2% | 27.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 20.5% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 21.6% | 24.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More poverty & inequality data for Norway
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.41 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,220 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 41.44 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.004 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.39 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0703 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0703 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0768 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1427 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 10% in Norway?
- Income share held by highest 10% in Norway was 21.6% in 2023, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 1986.
- How does Norway rank for income share held by highest 10%?
- Norway ranks 116th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income share held by highest 10% rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by highest 10%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.